Photo by ekelly80.MUSIC: Best Coast and Wavves perform tonight at the 9:30 Club (815 V Street NW), presented by mtvU Freshman Five and Spin. NPR will be on hand to stream the concert live online, so you have the option of enjoying it from your couch. No Joy opens. 6:30 p.m. $20.
>> Joan of Arc and Pillars and Tongues play the Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW). 9 p.m. $12.
FOOD & DRINK: Birch & Barley (1337 14th Street NW) invites you to fill your belly, with…well, belly, at their Beer Belly Dinner tonight. The menu will include hamachi belly, goat belly, lamb belly, and more paired with selected beers. Call (202) 567-2576 to reserve your spot. 7 p.m. $76.
>> Commissary, Logan Tavern and The Heights are donating 10 percent of the night’s profits to LGBT youth charities as part of “It Gets Better” night. RSVP and find more details here.
MOVIES: Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse (2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington) presents two “Oscar Watch” films for dollar movie night: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 1 at 7 p.m. and The Social Network at 9:50 p.m. $1 each.
THEATER: The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, featuring “short plays, monologues, soliloquies, songs, and spoken word inspired by the life, presidency, and legacy of John F. Kennedy,” will be showcased tonight on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Terrace Theater, 2700 F Street NW). 6 p.m. Free.
Coming up this week…
TUESDAY: Support the Washington Humane Society while you satisfy your sweet tooth at the 10th annual Sugar and Champagne D.C. pastry chef showcase hosted by Chef Todd and Ellen Gray of Equinox at the Ritz-Carlton (1150 22nd Street NW). 6-9 p.m. $90.
WEDNESDAY: On Wednesday, Joshua Bell will be performing a rescheduled concert. The original concert was canceled last week due to a power outage from the snow storm and led him to give a mini-performance in the lobby of the Music Center at Strathmore (5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda). Tickets that were purchased for last week’s canceled performance will be honored, and more tickets are also available. 8 p.m. $75-$115.
THURSDAY: Come watch 10 writers perform their works (in any way other than a typical reading) in front of a panel of judges ready to boot them off stage at any moment at The Literati Gong Show at Madam’s Organ (2461 18th Street NW). 6:30 p.m. Free.
FRIDAY: The Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) is hosting a Literature Party, including readings, music, a “confessional booth” and more, to benefit 826DC, a non-profit that helps kids develop writing skills. 9 p.m. $10.
